FIVB - Lausanne, Switzerland, December 20, 2013 – The last edition of VolleyWorld for 2013 brings together all the high points of the volleyball season in pictures and provides a round-up of all the action at the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in November. ... Read full news

Volleyball - Lausanne, Switzerland, November 26, 2013 - Despite seeing their archrivals Brazil bring their run of titles to an end at the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup, none of the Russian volleyball giants could really feel too disappointed.... Read full news

Volleyball - Tokyo, Japan, November 25, 2013 – Andrea Zorzi takes a look back on the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup and reviews each of the six teams and their performances during the competition, which saw Brazil take the top spot on the podium with a mere one point ahead of arch rivals Russia while Italy took home the bronze medal. ... Read full news

Volleyball - Tokyo, Japan, November 24, 2013 - Unfortunately there was not much to celebrate for hosts Japan on the last day of the Men's World Grand Champions Cup as the home heroes lacked quality and consistency and were eventually downed by Asian champions Iran in straight sets to finish winless in the tournament.... Read full news

Volleyball - Tokyo, Japan, November 24, 2013 – As they edged Italy in five sets 3-2 (25-22, 25-22, 23-25, 20-25, 15-11) to open the programme on the last day of action at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Brazil claimed their third consecutive – and fourth overall – FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup gold medal to follow those they had seized in 1999, 20... Read full news

Volleyball - Tokyo, Japan, November 24, 2013 - Iran posted a straight sets (25-17, 25-18, 25-14) victory over Japan in the final match of the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup on Sunday at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. The result gave Iran a 3-2 mark, while Japan finished winless at 0-5.... Read full news

Volleyball - Tokyo, Japan, November 24, 2013 - Russia finished their campaign at the 2013 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup with a straight win over USA to claim silver in what was their first appearance in the competition. ... Read full news

Volleyball - Tokyo, Japan, November 24, 2013 - Russia beat the United States in straight sets (29-27, 25-22, 25-19) to capture the silver medal at the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup on Sunday at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Brazil clinched the gold earlier with a five-set victory over Italy.... Read full news

Volleyball - Tokyo, Japan, November 24, 2013 - Brazil could stand a late comeback by their opponents and edge Italy at the tie-break on Sunday to claim their third consecutive title - and fourth overall - at the FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup. Brazil bounced back from yesterday's defeat to Russia to add another honor to their resume.... Read full news

Volleyball - Tokyo, Japan, November 23, 2013 – On Saturday Brazil missed out on an opportunity to seize gold even with one round still to go before the Men’s World Grand Champions Cup comes to a close Sunday in Tokyo as the triple world champions could not capitalize on a 2-0 lead in their much anticipated game with Russia.... Read full news

Volleyball - Tokyo, Japan, November 23, 2013. Team Japan lost in straight sets to Italy on Saturday evening their next-to-last game in the competition. Though cheered by many fans, the home heroes could not stand Italy service and power and had to surrender in three consecutive sets. ... Read full news

Japan welcomes back FIVB Men's World Grand Champions Cup

From November 19 to 24,
Japan was the proud host of the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand
Champions Cup, which took place at the Kyoto Prefectural
Gymnasium and the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

Japan
has hosted every edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand
Champions Cup, which is held every four years, since its inception in
1993.

The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup featured a total of six
teams per gender, with the hosts Japan being joined by the continental
winners from Asia, Europe, NORCECA and South America, along with an
additional country selected by the FIVB, host broadcasters NTV and hosts
the Japan Volleyball Association. Africa did not have an automatic
spot in the tournament after finishing the 2012 Olympic Games as the
lowest ranked confederation amongst the five.

In August,three-time
winners Brazil
won their 29th South American title to become the first team to
qualify for the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup. The
world
No. 1 and two-time defending champions have participated in every
edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup (Japan
being the only other nation to do so also) and are the most
successful nation going on to win in 1997,
2005, 2009 and 2013, with silver medals to their name in 1993 and 2001. Italy and
Cuba (2001) are the only other two countries to have won the event.

The previous edition of the tournament was in 2009 with
Brazil coming away with the men’s title for the second consecutive time
after remaining unbeaten.